Walmart’s warning of higher prices puts spotlight on ‘RIM accounting’ practice favored by big retailers

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Walmart’s warning of higher prices puts spotlight on ‘RIM accounting’ practice favored by big retailers

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Retail giant Walmart is known for low prices, but those prices are about to go up. On its latest earnings call, CEO Doug McMillon and CFO John David Rainey warned that the company cannot absorb all the cost increases resulting from President Trump’s tariffs, even after some rates were…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-05-19 10:00:00.